The Washington critic., 1887-05-06
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Governor Lee has returned to Richmond.
Work on the drydock at Newport News
is In active progress.
Oliver Hoyt, the millionaire leather mer-
chant, died at Stamford, Conn, yesterday.
Drexel & Co. will erect ten.story marble
building on the site Of the old Philadelphia
postofllce.
4. b. Carruthers and T. W. Morehead,
traders In wheat at New York, failed
yesterday.
The Chinese portion OF San Jose, CAL,
was destroyed by fire Wednesday. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Yesterday q live cub bear on the floor OF
the New York Stock Exchange excited
merriment among the brokers.
At the annual meeting OF the New York
Chamber OF Commerce, yesterday, Charles
:. Smith was elected president.
The b. and o. and Ontario and Western
Roads have been granted differential rate
Of Sl7 from New York to Chicago.
+. NJ. White, for fifteen years president
Of the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad,
died at Memphis, Tenn, last night.
The Johnston Forge Company shops in
South Wilmington, Del, were destroyed
by fire yesterday. Loss estimated at s3O,-
eco.
Antonio Gatz, an Italian, about 90 years
OF age, was stabbed and killed early yester
day morning In nazleton, Pa, by two I'M
known men, who made their escape.
The news OF the election of Judge Charles
James Faulkner to the United States Senate
from West Virginia created great enthu-
siasm at Martinsburg yesterday afternoon.
The Virginia debt commission has tax en-
a recess until Saturday, and the impression
is that the negotiations have collapsed so
Tar as agreeing on q settlement is con-
cerned.
AT the annual meeting of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad at Topeka,
Kan, yesterday, w. b. Strong was elected
president, with board of directors and
other officers.
The Chicago and Alton and Rock Island
railroads will test In the courts the right of
the Eastern trunk lines to discriminate
against 1t because OF the payment OF commits
lions to ticket agents.
The trial of Hiram b. Everest and Others
tf the Rochester Vacuum Oil Company
charged with conspiracy to ruin the busl
less Of the Buffalo Lubrlcating Oh Com
Iany, is in progress at Buffalo, N. Y.
Eugene Creighton of the United State
tIaiDiDg-ship Saratoga, at Newport, Il, l.,
is missing, and 1t Is feared that he may
have committed suicide in fit of despon
Gercy under which he appeared to be labor
ing.
The Western Export Association has vr.
tually suspended, II having been found i'm
possible to adjust differences. 1t WAS de.
clded at the meeting in Chicago, Wedues
day, to reduce the price on whisky from
$l.l3 per gallon to $l.05.
1t is believed that DIR. Charles Brull, who
recently committed suicide in the county
jail at Dedgeville, Wis, while under arrest
for poisoning his wife, was Dr. John Ben
der, jr,, member OF the notorious Bender
family OF murderers.
Commodore Scnley, IT, S. n chief of the
Bureau of Equipment aud Recruiting, yes
teiday inspected the training ships James
town, Saratoga, Portsmouth aud New
Hampshire at Newport, Il. l., aud found
them in good condition.
The residence OF Jacob Wagner, neal
Tionesta, Pa, was robbed by live men
Wednesday. Mrs. Wagner was In the
house at the time, aud was forced to tel
where the money was. The father and soI
came to Mrs WNgoner's assistance and ont
Of the robbers was shot and killed.
NJ. d. Mclean Of Texarkana, Texas, ha:
been arrested for the murder OF his wife
whom he beat to death because she refused
him money. She was widow when hC
married her, and after the marriage he was
accustomed to eXtort money from her by
holding her children over the fire until she
Welded,